George Simon, right, buys two foot-long hot dogs from Charles Nichols at Nichols' hot dog cart outside the Exclusive Company in Oshkosh on Saturday, which was National Record Store Day.

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The mobile food vendor trend parked itself in Oshkosh last year and opened up shop, much to the chagrin of some downtown business owners.

As the flaming bacon dogs, burgers and walking tacos grew more popular with revelers searching for a nighttime snack, tavern and restaurant owners' frustration began to grow over the lack of rules and regulations governing their new competitors.

Kendall Koch, owner of The Magnet on North Main Street, said the food trucks, some of which offer the same foods he does, morphed from a threat to his bottom line into a sort of invasive species looking to capitalize ...